Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized last Friday with bronchitis, the Vatican said, and now has a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract.”

Pope Francis, the 88-year-old head of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, is in hospital being treated for double pneumonia following a respiratory infection.

Pope Francis, aged 88, is hospitalized for double pneumonia, affecting both lungs, following a respiratory infection. Pneumonia, a leading global cause of death, inflames lung sacs, causing severe symptoms,